Whirling toy.



.0. J. HAIMERL.

WHIRLING TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13. 1914.

1,14%,425. Patented July 13, 1915.

4 I r llllllll OTTO J. HAIMEBL, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

VIHIRLING TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

Application filed. May 13, 1914-. Serial No. 838,317.

To all whomt't may concern: I

Be it known that I, O'r'ro J. I-IAIMERL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane, State of Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVhirling Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a whirling toy.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this character wherein certain of the figures thereon will be whirled about with relation to a stationary figure.

With this and other objects in view, such as will appear as the description progresses,

my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as herein set forth and subsequently claimed.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the operating mechanism and the platform and supporting means therefor. Fig. l is a horizontal section on line 4 l of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters wherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the several views: My device comprises a base member 1 having an upwardly extending vertical post 2. Fixedly mounted within the upper end of this post and extending upwardly there from is a rod 3 having a loop I therein adjacent its point of attachment to the post, the purpose of which will appear later. Rotatably mounted on this rod and held in engagement with the upper end of the post by the loop 4: in the rod 3 is a gear wheel 5 having secured to its upper face and prevented from lateral movement by extended teeth 6 a supporting member 7 comprising four upwardly diverging arms. This supporting member is rotatable on the rod 3 with the gear 5 and is prevented from moving longitudinally of the rod and is held into engagement with the upper face of thegear 5 by the loop at on the said rod.

Supported on the upper ends of the arms of the member 7 is a circular platform 8 having a centrally located aperture 9 through which the rod 3 extends. Mounted adjacent the periphery of the platform 8 are a plu rality of figures 10, such as children with their hands joined, mounted on rods 11 011 the upper face of said platform 8. Mounted fixedly on the portion of the rod 3 which is above the platform 8 is a relatively large figure 12.

In order that the platform 8 on which is mounted the figures 10 may be rotated, I have provided on the post 2 a gear wheel 13 pivoted on an axle 1d and having an operating handle 15. The teeth of this wheel mesh with the wheel 5 so that when this wheel is rotated by force applied to the handle 15 the gear wheel 5 is rotated about the rod 3 and with it the support 7 which causes the platform 8 to be revolved about the rod 3, the revolving of this platform causes the revolving of the figures 10 about the figure '12 which is stationary upon the post 2, thus giving the effect of a party of children dancing about a large person within the middle of a confine of a ring.

l/Vhile I have described the figure 12 as being stationary and secured to the rod 3 I wish it to be understood that this figure may be rotatably mounted on the said rod and rest upon the platform so that when the said platform is rotating the said figure will be rotated therewith.

I wish it to be understood that the number of figures and the configuration of the several figures may be changed at will.

While I have described the support 7 as being made of four upwardly diverging arms I wish it to be understood that if it is desirable the arms may be omitted and an inverted conical member substituted in lieu thereof.

From the foregoing description if may be seen that I have provided a device which will be very simple and extremely amusing.

I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction of my invention shown, for it is obvious that numerous mechanical changes may be made within the scope of the claim.

What is claimed is In a device of the class described, a base, a post secured to said base and extending vertically therefrom, a gear wheel rotatably mounted on the side of said post, a rod secured to the upper end of said post, and ex tending upwardly therefrom, a loop in said rod adjacent the end of the post, a gear Wheel mounted on said rod and held in engagement with the upper end of the post by of said platform, and a relatively large fig- 10 the said loop, a support mounted on the ure mounted on the rod above the platform.

upper face of said gear wheel and rotatable In testimony whereof, I aflix my signatherewith, teeth on the gear wheel extending ture, in the presence of two witnesses. upwardly to prevent lateral movement of OTTO J HAIMERL the support, a platform secured to the upper end of said support and having an aperture WVitnesses:

therein through which the rod extends, fig- C. J. WINTER, ures rigidly mounted adjacent the periphery ANNA L. EVANS.

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Washington, D. G. 

